Apparatus for automatically delivering treasury notes and the like



R. H. TATE Juiy 10, 1934.

APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATICALLY DELIVERING TREASURY NOTES AND THE LIKE FiledJan. 5, 1933 2 Sheets-Sheet l July 10, 1934. R T 1,966,320

APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATICALLY DELIVERING TREASURY NOTES AND THE LIKE FiledJan. 3, 1953 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented July 10, 1934 UNITED STATESAPPARATUS FOR AUTOMATICALLY DE- LIVERING TREASURY NOTES AND THE LIKERobert Henry Tate, Hendon, England Application January 3, 1933, SerialNo. 650,000 In Great Britain January 6, 1932 14 Claims.

This invention relates to improved apparatus for automaticallydelivering treasury notes and the like, and its object is to providemeans for delivering one at a time, any required number of notes from amagazine in which the bulk are disposed, and at the same timeregistering each one as it is delivered.

According to this invention, the delivery of the notes by the apparatusis controlled by numbered keys, and the depression of each key resultsin the delivery of notes equal in number to the numeral on the keydepressed.

In its simplest form, ten keys are provided, numbered from one to ten,and any number of notes from one to ten may be obtained by pressing thecorrect key. On the completion of each delivery, the apparatus which maybe driven by power, stops, and all the parts are automatically returnedto normal again.

If desired means may be provided which can be used at will, for changingthe delivery from the units to a multiple of the same, say for exampletens. This feature increases the scope of the apparatus and can be usedwhen large numbers of notes have to be dealt with.

A feature of this invention is that the notes are removed one by onefrom the top of a pile disposed in a magazine, by the action of arotating and oscillating roller formed with suction ports connected toan exhaust pump or the like, and a further feature is that provision isnot only made for recording each note as it is delivered, but provisionis made whereby the delivery is stopped when two or more notes are takenfrom the magazine instead of one, and no delivery of a note isregistered until it has been actually effected.

The invention will now be particularly described with reference to theaccompanying drawings, in which I Fig. 1 is a sectional side elevationand Fig. 2 a plan of treasury note delivering apparatus constructedaccording to my invention.

Fig. 3 is a side elevation partly in section showing the exhaust pumpconnections and the valve controlling mechanism.

Fig. 4 is a sectional side elevation showing the controlling mechanismin connection with the note delivery rollers.

Fig. 5 is a similar view to Fig. 4 illustrating the action of the notedelivery controlling mechanism.

Fig. 6 is a side elevation, and

Fig. 7 is a plan of the change gear mechanism associated with the keyreleasing mechanism.

Like letters indicate like parts throughout the drawings. 1

In the preferred construction, a horizontal table 1 (see Figs. 1 and 2)which may be supported on the top of a box or casing 2, is provided 60with an opening which is of the exact size and shape of a treasury orother note, and below this opening is a magazine 3 of the samedimensions in plan, in which the notes 4 are placed. The notes 4 in thismagazine are supported on a plat- 6 form 5 (see Fig. 1) which rests onthe free end of a spring actuated arm 6, and the latter presses thenotes 4 up to stops 7 provided at the level of the upper face of thetable 1. The upper one of the pile of notes 4 is thus always held flushwith 7 the upper surface of the table 1 ready to be removed. The table 1may be hinged to the box or casing 2 in order that it can be turned upin order to facilitate the insertion of the notes in the magazine 3.

At each side of the opening in the table 1 is a standard 8, and mountedin bearings at the upper part of these standards is a main driving shaft9, one end of which is connected by means of any convenient form ofdriving clutch to an electric motor or other source of power, whilst itsother end is fitted with a crank 10 (see Figs. 2 and 3) which isconnected to the piston rod 11 of and actuates the piston of a suctionpump 12, which latter may be conveniently disposed on the top of thetable 1.

Mounted loosely on the main shaft 9 described, is the upper end of anoscillating frame 13 comprised of two interconnected side frame members,and mounted in bearings in the lower part of the latter are the journals14 of a roller 20. This roller 20 is geared to the main shaft 9 by meansof a pair of gear wheels 15 having the same diameter (see Fig. 4)disposed respectively on the said shaft 9 and one of the roller journals14.

The journals 14 of the roller 20, are also fitted with cams 16 (seeFigs. 2, 3 and 4) these cams bear on antifriction rollers 17 mounted onaxles carried by brackets 18 secured on the table 1, 100 and one or moresprings 19 are connected to the oscillating frame 13 in order to holdthe cams 16 described upto the rollers 17. As a result of thisarrangement, the roller 20 not only makes the same number of revolutionsas the main shaft 105 9, but owing to the action of the cams 16 thereon,both it and the frame 13 in which it is carried, receive a swingingmotion about the driving shaft 9.

'As seen in Fig. 1, the driving shaft 9 rotates 110 'less diameter thanthe latter.

anticlockwise, and the roller 20 clock-wise, and a peculiar feature ofthe arrangement described is, that when the roller 20 is swinging to theright or rearwardly, this motion neutralizes the action of the gearwheels 15, and at this time the roller 20 either does not turn or turnsslower than the main shaft 9, whilst when swinging to the left orforward, the conditions are reversed, and the roller 20 then rotatesfaster than the main shaft 9.

The roller 20 is preferably of the same or of a little less width thanthe notes 4 in the magazine 3, and of such a diameter that when itswings rearwardly about the driving shaft 9, its underside will rub onthe fore end of the top one in the magazine 3.

At one point in its outer circumference, the roller 20 described,hereinafter termed the suction roller, is formed with preferably two ormore suction ports 21, (see Fig. 5) these ports are connected to anaxial passage 22 therein, and the end of this axial passage isconnected, as will be hereinafter described, to the suction pump 12. Theports 21 described may have elastic cushions ..23 round their orificesand these cushions may be formed of india-rubber.

As the suction roller 20 swings back with the frame 13 as previouslydescribed, that part in which the. suction ports 21 are disposed, rubson the end of the top note in the magazine 3, and

suction being then applied by means of the pump 12, the top note isconnected to the roller 20, and the following action takes place.

The rearward movement of the suction roller 20 which for the reasonspreviously stated does not turn to any material extent during thisaction, is continued until the fore end of the top note is moved by thesaid roller 20 clear of the end of the next one, so as to permit of amovable stop 25 (see Figs. 4 and 5) moving over the latter and retainingit whilst the top note is being withdrawn.

On the completion of this action, the suction roller 20 starts to swingforward, and this forward movement is accompanied by an acceleratedturning movement, which serves to draw the released note rapidly forwardand deliver it.

This delivery action is assisted by providing a second supplementaryroller 26 in front of the suction roller 20 previously described, but ofmuch The journals of this supplementary roller 26 are mounted inbearings in the end members of a frame 27 which is pivoted at 28 (seeFig. 5) in the end frame members of the swinging frame 13. This roller26 is further geared to the suction roller 20 by means of gear wheels 29(see Fig. 2) so as to cause it to revolve at the same surface velocityas the said suction roller 20, and the roller 26 is normally held closeup to the roller 20 by means of a spring or springs 30.

Each note 4 as it is withdrawn from the pile in the magazine 31 passesbetween this supplementary roller 26 and thesuction roller 20, and

is stripped from the latter and delivered free,

at the front of the said rollers.

In order to strip the notes from the suction roller 20, the latter isformed with grooves 31 (see Fig. 2) between its suction ports, and aplate 32 disposed above the supplementary roller 26, is provided withstripping fingers 33, which have theirtips located in the grooves 31 inthe suction roller 20.

It will be appreciated that when a note 4 passes 1 between the tworollers 20 and 26 described, the

wheel is associated with finger key releasing supplementary roller 26will be moved away from the suction roller 20 a distance which is equalto the thickness of the note. It will also be understood that thismovement will be transmitted to the frame 27 that carries the saidroller 26, and this movement is utilized to register the numberdelivered, and stop the delivery should more than one note be withdrawnfrom the magazine and be interposed between the said rollers.

For this purpose, the frame 27 (see Figs. 1-4 and 5) is provided withtwo upwardly extending arms 35 and 36, and associated with the former 35is a pawl lever 37, whilst a stop lever 38 is associated with the arm36. The action of this particular arrangement is as follows:Normally thearm 35 is 50 disposed that its upper end just misses the end of the pawllever 3'7, when the suction roller 20 swings forward, but when a note isinterposed between the latter and the roller 26, the upper end of thearm 35 is moved-in so as to engage with and trip the pawl lever 37 asshown in Fig. 5, and a pawl 39 on the latter (see-Fig. 1) will thenengage with and advance the ratchet wheel 40 one tooth. This ratchetmechanism hereinafter described.

Should however two notes for instance start to pass between the rollers20 and 26, the upper end of the other arm 36 will now be moved in farenough to engage with and trip the stop lever 38, which is connected toanother key releasing arrangement that will be hereinafter described.

The movable stop 25 hereinafter referred to, is carried by a rockingshaft 42 which is mounted in bearings secured to either the table 1 orthe magazine 3 (see Fig. 5) and it is provided at one end with two arms43 and- 44. One arm 43 is connected to a spring 45, whilst the other arm44 is disposed in the path of two studs 46 on the swinging suctionroller frame 13. These studs engage with the arm 44'and move it acertain distance first in one direction and then the other and thesemovements are completed by the action of the spring after the latter hasbeen moved over the line of the dead centres. The stop 25 is by thisarrangement moved over the -top note but one in the magazine 3 when thetop one is being withdrawn; and is after this operation has'beencompleted moved clearagain by the return movement of the roller frame13.

The end of the axial, passage in the suction roller 20, is connectedpreferably by means of a fiexible length of tubing 48 (see Figs. 2 and3) to the suction pump 12, a stuffing gland 49 (see Fig. 2) that willpermit of the roller rotating being provided where the connection to thejournal 14 of the latter is made.

A suction controlling valve '50 (see Fig. 3) is also provided at thispoint, and this valve is controlled by means of a lever 51 provided witha roller 52 at its free end, which runs on a fixed cam race 53 on thetable 1, as the suction roller 20 and its frame 13 swing backwards andforwards. This arrangement is adapted to open the valve 50 at the propertime for the suction to pick up the top note in the magazine, andsubsequently close it again in order to release the note.

The controlling finger keys 55 are in the form of vertical plungers andare arranged in a transverse row in a transverse framing 56 (see Figs. 1and 2) .secured on the top of the standards 8 previously described.These keys may be provided with tops of the usual type, so that they canbe conveniently depressed by a finger of the operator, and they arereturned when released by springs 57 as shown in Fig. 1. In the simplestform of apparatus, ten of these keys are provided and they bear thenumbers 1 to 10.

Below the keys is a universal rocking bar 60, which is engaged by thelower end of any one of the keys 55 when they are depressed, and thesaid bar then receives a turning movement about its end journals 61which are mounted in the end members of the frame 56. This bar isconnected to and controls the driving clutch or the driving motor switchand the arrangement is such, that the depression of any one of the keys55 closes the motor switch or a driving clutch (not shown) and startsthe main shaft 9 and the consequent delivery of the notes 4 from themagazine.

In connection with each key 55 are two spring actuated sliding catches62 and 63, these catches are mounted in the frame 56, and the upper one62 is adapted to engage with an upper notch in its key 55 and the lowerone 63 with a lower notch in its key. Each key 55 when fully depressedis held down by its catch 62, and the apparatus continues to deliver thenotes 4 from the magazine 3 until the depressed plunger is released, andis returned by its spring 57 to either its normal, or to an intermediateposition where it is retained by its catch 63 as will be hereinafterdescribed.

On the underside of the sliding catches 62 is a catch withdrawing shaft64, which is mounted in bearings in the end members of the frame 56,this shaft 64 is adapted to withdraw all the catches 62, and is for thispurpose provided with an arm 65 that is connected by a link 66 to thestop lever 38 previously described. When this lever 38 is tripped by thearm 36 as previously described, the shaft 64 is actuated so as towithdraw all the catches 62, so that the depressed key 55 is released byits catch 62, and it then returns to an intermediate position where itis held by its other catch 63. This arrangement is provided in order tostop the delivery of notes when two or more pass between the rollers 20and 26, without permitting the several parts to return to normal as willbe hereinafter described, so that after removing the excess notes, thedelivery of the predetermined number of notes which has beeninterrupted, can be continued.

In front of the sliding catches 62 and 63 described, is a transversecatch releasing roller 67, provided with cam projections 68 arranged ina helical manner so that they will trip the lower set of finger keycatches 63 in succession, that is, the first of the projections 68 isadapted to trip the catch 63 of number one key, and the remainder of theprojections 68, the remainder of the catches 63, in regular sequence.

The ratchet wheel 40 previously described is mounted on the end of thisroller 67, so that as the ratchet wheel 40 is advanced tooth by tooth bythe pawl 39 on the lever 37 as previously described, the roller 67 willbe advanced and the different, cam projections 68 described are broughtinto action in succession, and the key 55 depressed will be released bythe action of a projection 68 on its catch 63 when the ratchet wheel 40has been advanced the number of teeth indicated on the key, andconsequently this number of notes 4 will have been delivered.

The fore ends of the catches 63 on which the roller projections 68 act,are formed so as to overlap the fore ends of the catches 62, so thatwhen the former 63 are pushed in by the arrangement described, bothcatches will be released simultaneously and the key 55 depressed will beable to fully return to its normal position.

The ratchet, wheel on the roller 67 when advanced by the pawl 39, isretained by a spring actuated detent '70 (see Fig. 1). This detent ismounted on the journal 61 of the universal bar 60, and the connectionbetween the two is so arranged that when the bar 60 is permitted toreturn to its normal position, this detent will be withdrawn, and theratchet wheel 40 together with the roller 6'? will be returned to itsinitial position, a result which is effected by a spiral spring 69 whichis as shown in Fig. 2 connected to one end of the shaft 67. Whenreturned to its normal position as described, the roller 67 is checkedby a stop '71 shown in Fig. 2.

The action of the apparatus is as follows:-On depressing the key whichbears the number 5 for example as shown in Fig. 1, the universal bar 60is turned and this action is utilized to throw in the driving clutch andstart the driving shaft 9. At the same time the detent '70 is moved intoposition to prevent the ratchet wheel 40 from running back, and owing tothe depressed key being retained in its depressed position by its catch62, the delivery of the notes will proceed without further attention.

As each note is delivered, the arm 35 on the supplementary roller frame13 actuates the pawl lever 37, and the ratchet wheel 40 is advanced bythe pawl 39 on the said lever 37 so that every note is recorded. Shouldthe suction roller 20 fail at any time to withdraw a note, no actionWill take place.

When five notes have been delivered, a cam projection 68 on the roller67 will operate the catch 63 of and release the depressed key No. 5

' when it will be immediately raised by its spring 57, and this actionwill be followed by the disconnection of the driving means and thereturn of all the parts to their original positions again.

Should however two notes attempt to pass between the delivery rollers 20and 26, the additional motion imparted to the roller frame 13 will bringthe arm 36 into engagement with the stop lever 38, this lever willoperate the catch withdrawing bar 64, and the key 55 depressed will thenreturn 1 0 to its intermediate position where it is checked by its lowercatch 63. This will permit of the universal bar 60 turning suflicientlyfar to disconnect the driving means and stop the driving shaft 9, butnot far enough to remove the detent '10 from the ratchet wheel 40, andpermit of the return of the roller 6'7 to its normal position. At thesame time the stopping of the apparatus is effected before the pawl 35has advanced the ratchet wheel 40 and registered the operation.

As a result of this action, the delivery of the notes can be recommencedagain and the correct number be obtained and registered, by removing anyexcess notes and then fully depressing the finger key until it is againheld by its catch 62.

In order to obtain a record of the total number of notes dealt with,counting and registering mechanism '75 (see Fig. l) of any convenienttype may be employed, and it is preferably disposed above the pawl lever37, so that it can be connected to the latter by means of a link '74 asshown. It will be appreciated that by an adjustment of the gearingbetween the ratchet wheel 40, and the finger key releasing cam roller67, the finger keys may each be adapted to release notes which may be amultiple of the number indicated there- 5 -In this arrangement, theratchet wheel 40 is normally connected to the'journal' of the roller 67by means of a clutch 76, and it can by a lateral movement bedisconnected from the roller and be clutched to a wheel '77, both ofwhich will then be free to rotate on the roller journal. The wheel '77is provided with two teeth '78 and these teeth engage with a pinion 79which is disposed on a1 fixed axle 80 and is in gear with a toothedwheel 81 on the roller 67 (see Fig. 7).

and as the latter has ten'teeth the numerals on the keys will thenrepresent tens instead of units.

When this arrangement is adopted, the roller 671 is prevented fromrunning back until such-timeas it is released, by means of a ratchetwheel 82 on the said roller, and another detent 84-which f is mounted onthe journal (ii the universal bar 60.

If preferred, one and the same apparatus may of and controlled by beadapted to deliver notes of two different sizes," v

tents, a universal rocking bar associated with say for example onepound, and ten shilling notes, by providing two magazines, arranging thelatter side by side, and duplicating the necessary parts of the notewithdrawing mechanism.

The arrangement-can be conveniently adapted for counting notes, and inthis case the finger key mechanism is not required. It will also beappreciated that for this particular purpose it would be more convenientif the magazine was inverted, and the note-withdrawing mechanism"disposed on its underside.

I claim:

1. Note delivering apparatus including in combination a magazine forholding the notes, a rotatable roller for withdrawing the notesone byone from the magazine, said roller being provided with at least one portin its periphery, a suction pump connected to said port, means forimparting both a rotating and a swinging action to said roller, anddriving means for said pump and imparting means.

2. In note delivering apparatus, the combination with' amagazine forholding the notes, of a roller for withdrawing the latter one at a timeprovided with one or more ports connected to a suction pump, and meansfor imparting both arotatingand swinging action to the saidroller.

3. In note delivering apparatus, the combination of a magazine forholding the notes, a roller having at least one suction port, a suctionpumpv and a connection therefrom to said port, a valve-- in saidconnection, means for actuating the said,

valve whereby the suction is applied to and re,- moved from the notes atthe proper times during the process of delivering each of the latter,and means for imparting both a rotating and a swinging action to saidroller. 1

4. In note delivering apparatus, the combination with a main notedelivering roller and a frame in which said main roller is journaled,of-

"a supplementary roller geared to said main roller, a supplementaryframe pivoted on said mainframe and supporting said supplementaryroller, and means for holding the supplementary roller up to the mainroller whereby the supple- 'mentary frame receives a movement about 'itspivot when a note is passed rollers. v

5. Note delivering apparatus according to claim 4, in which thesupplementary roller is held up between the said to the main roller byat least one spring and With this' ar rangement the roller 67 is onlyadvanced one step every revolution of the ratchet wheel 40,-

- ing mechanism when more said supplementary'frame is provided with anarm, and including a ratchet wheel, a pawl cooperating with said ratchetwheel and engageable by said arm toeifect the advance of said ratchetwheel, key mechanism for controlling the actuation of saiol'main'roller, and key release mechanism actuated by said ratchet.

6. Note delivering'apparatus according to claim 4, in which'thesupplementary frame is provided withan arm,-a lever engaged by said armwhen two or more notes are interposed between the ro1le'rs,a finger keyand'means actuated thereby for obntrolli'ngthe operation ofsaid rollers,a detent for holding the key in an operated position, means controlledby said lever for releasingsaiddetent, and means for moving said key toanother positionupon release of said detent whereby to stop thedelivery.

7. In note delivering "apparatus, the combination'of amagazine forholding-'the-notes, suction roller mechanism for withdrawing them one ata'time, means foractuating the roller, a series 'of finger keys, keydetents, means operated by the delivery-of 'the notes for releasing thede the keys, and means for connecting said bar and said roller actuatingmeans so'that the delivery ingkey-dete'nt is released.

8'. In note delivering apparatus, the combination'ofajmagazin forholding the notes, a main roller frame, a suction-roller journalled insaid frame for withdrawing'the notes one at a time, a'supplementary notedelivery roller, a supplementary framein which it 'is journalled, saidsupplementary frame being pivoted in the main roller frame, rrieans forholding the supplementa'ry roll-er up to the suction roller so that thesupplementary frame is'moved angularly each time a note passes betweenthe rollers, a series of finger keys, means for connecting the keys tothe suction'rollercontrolling mechanism, du-

pli'cate' detents for holding the keys down when i depressed, duplicatedetentreleasing mechanism, Y and arms on the supplementary frame whichare operated from said supplementary frame to 1 engage with and toactuate one detent releasing mechanism each time a note-passes betweenthe rollers, and to actuate the other detent releasthan one note iswithdrawn' from the magazine.

*9. In note delivery apparatus, the combination of a' magazine forholding the notes, a main roller frame, a suction roller for withdrawingthe notes one at a time and journalled in said main frame, means foractuating andcontrolling the roller and mainframe, a supplementary notedelivery'roller, a supplementary frame therefor pivoted on keys havingnumerals thereon, a universal bar associated with the finger keys, 2.connection same, a' pair of detents for each of the finger keys, adetentreleasing means associated with the lower set of detents and providedwith devices for releasing the detents in succession andtherewithreleasing the corresponding key when a number of notes has beendelivered equivalent 'to the numeral, on the key, a ratchet wheel to anarm on the supplementary frame which engages with and jactuates the pawlmechanism each'time a note passes between the rollers.

the main frame, a series of finger from said bar to said means forcontrolling the 10. A note delivery mechanism according to claim 9,including a reducing gear train connectable between the ratchet wheeland releasing means so that the number of notes delivered will be amultiple of the numeral on the depressed key.

11. In note delivering apparatus, the combination of a magazine, aswinging main frame, a main note removing roller journalled on said mainframe for withdrawing notes one by one from the magazine and providedwith at least one port connected to a suction pump, means for impartinga rotating motion to the roller and a swinging motion to said frame, amovable stop, an arm associated therewith, and parts on the main framewhich are adapted to engage with the said arm and move the stop over thesecond note in the magazine so as to retain it while the top note isbeing withdrawn and subsequently withdraw the stop.

12. A note delivering apparatus according to claim 9, including a devicefor returning the releasing means to zero, second detents for thereleasing means, and means for releasing the second detents andcontrolled by the universal bar for withdrawing the said second detentsand permitting the return of said releasing means to zero at thecompletion of the delivery of the required number of notes.

13. In note delivering apparatus, the combination of a magazine forholding the notes, a main roller for withdrawing the latter one at atime provided with one or more ports connected to a suction pump, meansfor imparting both a rotary and a swinging motion to the said roller andincluding a main roller frame, a supplementary note delivering roller,and a supplementary frame in which the latter is journalled, saidsupplementary frame being pivoted in the main roller frame and beingadapted to hold the supplementary delivery roller close up to thesuction roller so that the supplementary frame is moved angularly byeach note as it is delivered.

14. In note delivering apparatus, the combination of a magazine forholding the notes, suction roller mechanism for withdrawing them one ata time including a main roller frame, means for actuating the roller, asupplementary note delivery roller mounted in a frame pivoted on themain roller frame, a series of finger keys, a universal bar associatedwith the finger keys, means for connecting said bar and said rolleractuating means, upper and lower detents for each of the finger keys, adetent releasing shaft associated with the upper set of detents, a stoplever to which the detent releasing shaft is connected, and an arm onthe supplementary note delivery roller frame for engaging and operatingthe stop lever to release the upper detents of the keys when two notesattempt to pass between the supplementary delivery and suction rollers,whereby the delivery of notes is stopped.

ROBERT HENRY TATE.

